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Last year, General Cigar Co. released the CAO Angry Santa and Evil Snowman, two extensions to the brand’s La Traviata line with a Christmas theme….

One of the most discussed cigars at the IPCPR show last month in Las Vegas was the CAO Amazon Basin, which incorporates some fairly unique tobacco…

In 2008, as part of CAO’s Escaparte series, the then Nashville, Tenn.-based company released a specific line of cigars to Serious Cigars of Houston, Texas….

Earlier this year, General Cigar Co. announced it would be releasing a new blend called Cohiba Nicaragua, which would use Nicaraguan tobacco for the binder…

General Cigar Co. had a very successful launch this past winter. Rick Rodriguez, who is more or less the face of CAO, modified the CAO…

For what many consumers might think of as a big, mainstream brand like CAO, it has been on a tear of releasing small batch, limited…

The roots for the Natural Disasters line started a couple of years back in 2012 when CAO released three cigar packs for their Last Stick…

At the 2012 IPCPR trade show, General Cigar Co. unveiled a new brand called Foundry. Its first line had a steampunk look to it and while…

CAO’s La Traviata line was a boom almost as soon as it was released in 2009 at the industry’s annual trade show which was held…

Last April, General Cigar Co. announced a new promotion for its CAO brand, Last Stick Standing. Three different 5 1/2 x 54 cigars—labeled C, A…

CAO has made a few Lanceros over the year, but a rather minimal amount considering the company’s time in the industry. I’m not really sure…